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With summer almost here there has been a near constant supply of berries in the stores and this week blueberries were on sale so I picked up a bunch of them. After polishing off a significant amount of them just by snacking on them plain I decided that it was time to do something with them and I knew exactly what that was, a breakfast quinoa parfait. I am a big fan of quinoa and I am always looking for new and interesting ways to use it and the idea for the breakfast quinoa parfait has been on the back of my mind all winter just waiting for the fresh summer berries to show up. The basic idea for the quinoa parfait was to layer quinoa with yogurt and berries and after that you could add pretty much anything else that you like. Since I was using blueberries this time I decided to pair them with some toasted pecans and to use vanilla yogurt though I was also contemplating on going with plain yogurt and then topping the whole thing off with maple syrup.

The soft and tender quinoa worked surprisingly well in the breakfast parfait with the creamy yogurt and the juicy blueberries! One of the good things about making this for breakfast is that you can cook a big batch of the quinoa on the first day and then just pull it out of the fridge and whip up the parfait in a few minutes for the next few days. I am definitely looking forward to making more of these this summer!

This is a great idea!! I have been a vegetarian for about 10 years but for whatever reason I never explored my food options much beyond processed soy products and I am looking to cut down on the processed junk. I am new to the wonderful world of quinoa but I LOVE IT! I will have to give this recipe a try. Thanks for sharing the idea!!

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This looks fabulous; I love quinoa...such a great recipe, Kevin. Hope you are well. I really enjoyed meeting you at the Dole Summit and at BlogHer Food the past two months. Have a great summer and hope to see you again soon!

Enjoying this for breakfasts this week. Brilliant! I never would have thought of using quinoa in breakfast parfaits. Love your blog! Looking forward to following along and making a lot of your recipes. Thank you!

Thank you, Kevin! Your fruit & quinoa parfaits are a new favorite breakfast. I have been putting a cinnamon stick with the water and quinoa so that the grain is cinnamon scented. This is great with every berry I've tried.

p.s. you can freeze cooked quinoa easily, makes for quick breakfasts like this! When lukewarm after cooking I portion my quinoa out into 1 cup batches and seal in snack sized snack bags and pop into the freezer. Then you can just defrost in the microwave for 1-2 mins or let defrost on the counter for 45-60 mins for any dish :)

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I came to realize that my meals were boring and that I had been eating the same few dishes over and over again for years. It was time for a change! I now spend my free time searching for, creating and trying tasty new recipes in my closet sized kitchen.